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Apple iPhone 15 vs Honor Magic V5

80 out 100
Apple iPhone 15
VS
83 out 100
Honor Magic V5
Apple iPhone 15
Honor Magic V5

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 15 Manufactured in September, 2023, with display 6.1 with chipsetApple A16 Bionic, vs Honor Magic V5, Manufactured in July, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 15
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 171g vs 217g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Honor Magic V5
  • Larger display: 7.95in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5820mAh vs 3349mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.3
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 6/512 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone 15 and Honor Magic V5
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Apple iPhone 15
vs
Honor Magic V5

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.1 in 7.95 in
Resolution 1179x2556 pixels 2172x2352 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 10:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 403 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 2000 nits 1400 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 86.4 % 88.6 %
Features DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPhone 15
1646 nits
Honor Magic V5
1306 nits
sRGB gamut99.6 %99.2 %
PWM (Flicker)306 Hz360 Hz
Response time2 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Apple iPhone 15], [Honor Magic V5]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 147.6 mm (5.81 in) 156.8 mm (6.17 in)
Width 71.6 mm (2.82 in) 145.9 mm (5.74 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 8.8 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 171 g (6.03 oz) 217 g (7.65 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP58
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Green
- Pink
- Yellow		 - White
- Black
- Gold
- Brown
Fingerprint sensor No Yes, In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPhone 15
86.4 %
Honor Magic V5
88.6 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone 15 and Honor Magic V5 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Apple A16 Bionic Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max Frequency 3460 MHz 4320 MHz
CPU Cores 6 (2 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/2.02 (Sawtooth)
- 2/3.46 (Everest)		 - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Apple Neural Engine Hexagon
Graphics Apple A16 GPU Adreno 830
GPU Cores 640 1536
GPU Frequency 1398 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 1789.4 GFLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPhone 15
2599
Honor Magic V5
1106
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone 15
6545
Honor Magic V5
4959
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)25991106
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)65454959
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a20467
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Apple iPhone 15], [Honor Magic V5]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone 15
1415281
Honor Magic V5
2289483
CPU378046534953
GPU449766869098
Memory261642466730
UX325827418702
NanoReview Score14152812289483
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPhone 15
9632
Honor Magic V5
n/a
Max Surface Temp.44.3 °Cn/a
Stability81 %n/a
Graphics Test59 fpsn/a
Graphics Score9632n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 6 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB256 GB
Storage TypeNVMeUFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS iOS 17 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5) Android 15
OS Size 18 GB n/a
UI Skin n/a MagicOS 9.0.1

Battery

Volume 3349 mAh 5820 mAh
Max Charging Power 20 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (7.5 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (58% in 30 min) Yes (67% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:50 h 0:53 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone 15
25:31
Honor Magic V5
21:30
Web Browsing10:47 h08:27 h
Video Playback16:55 h12:20 h
Games05:36 h05:44 h
Standby Mode112 h107 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8064x6048 pixels 9216x6912 pixels
Zoom 114 Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) n/a
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix48 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.6
Focal length26 mm23 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX906
Sensor size1/1.51/1.56
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a64 MP
Aperturen/af/2.5
Focal lengthn/a70 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV64B
Sensor sizen/a1/2.0
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.0
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX633n/a
Sensor size1/2.55n/a
Pixel size1.4 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 15
147
Honor Magic V5
n/a
Video quality
Apple iPhone 15
153
Honor Magic V5
n/a
Overall camera score
Apple iPhone 15
145
Honor Magic V5
n/a
Bokeh80n/a
Preview84n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone 15]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 5120x3840 pixels
Aperture f/1.9 f/2.2
Focal length 23 mm n/a
Sensor Sony IMX714 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.6 n/a
Pixel size 1.12 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes, DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*n/a2
SIM TypeeSIMNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)n/a
3G BandsUMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)n/a
LTE category18n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Apple iPhone 15
81.6 dB
Honor Magic V5
81.9 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2023 yr July, 2025 yr
Release Date September, 2023 yr July, 2025 yr
MSRP ($) 799 1999
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes, 66 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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